How to Juice Vegetables for Fasting

Juice fasting is one of the most common forms of fasting used for weight loss and detoxing. Though fruit juice tends to be more popular in regular diets, freshly prepared vegetable juice is equally effective when fasting and may actually be more pleasant, as fruit juice tends to be too sweet to drink in large quantities.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Purchase only organic vegetables to use for making juice when fasting. Vegetables that have been grown using pesticides or other chemicals are not ideal for fasting because you are trying to rid your body of such toxins.

2. Buy a juicer, keeping in mind that this appliance is different from a blender because it is designed to extract the fluid from the food, including all of its healthy vitamins, enzymes and minerals. It is worthwhile to spend extra money for a juicer that has removable parts or is dishwasher safe because it is likely to be much easier to clean.

3. Peel or scrub any vegetables that have been grown underground or have waxy skin. Beets, for example, have very bitter-tasting skin that should always be peeled off before juicing. It is often helpful to run vegetables under hot water before peeling them because the skin tends to slip off much easier this way.

4. Dilute your vegetable juice with filtered water before you drink it. A good rule of thumb is to add equal amounts of juice and water to each serving. It is not necessary to dilute the vegetable juice at all if you do not mind the taste, but many people prefer it slightly watered down and also find that it helps reduce the cost of purchasing vegetables by creating more servings of juice.

5. Drink vegetable juice immediately after preparing it. The fresher the juice, the more vitamins and enzymes it contains. These nutrients may deplete as the juice sits, so it is not a good idea to make a surplus of juice in advance.

Tips & Warnings

• The best vegetables for juicing are carrots, tomatoes, beets, cucumbers and zucchini. Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes, do not juice well.
• Always use raw vegetables when making juice.
• Keep in mind that the pre-prepared vegetable juice that is sold in stores may not be truly organic, as it is usually treated with preservatives. Also, it may have quite a bit of added salt.
• Generally, fasting for more than a few days is not medically recommended.

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[sherbst]

on 12/21/2008 I use the Jack LaLane Juicer. It clogs up sometimes but you get a lot of juice. My Favorite recipe is one with apples, carrots, beets and a chunk of ginger.